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One of my all time favorites is "even in the quietest moments" by Supertramp.Hi friends, apologies first of all if there's already a thread on this subject. I'm doing my first Camino in September and will probably do most of it with headphones in my ears. I'm looking/hoping for suggestions for inspirational/uplifting/reflective tunes that will get me through my toughest days and to enjoy the places I pass by, so maybe you could give me any ideas? I have a playlist of around 500 songs but would like more. No matter what musical taste/genres, all suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Buen Camino
nks @Thomas, you might like to explore these threads
Music on the Camino
What are your Music Playlist favorites?
Pilgrim Playlists
I'm to fond of bird-song and sensitive to the approach of bici-grinos to wear 'phones when I'm walking but The Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band have taken the strain off the occasional evening
Hi @Theatregal,Hi Thomas.
"Camino" by Oliver Schroer. An album of music mostly composed and recorded in churches along the camino. Sounds of the camino are woven in and out of some of the songs - walkers footsteps, birds, church bells, sheep's bells - it's a lovely album.
Buen Camino!
Greetings from a Clackmannanshire Scot in exile - raised in Sauchie, now living in Wales!
I do not listen to music while I walk. However, if I get very tired and start to flag I often find myself humming or whistling tunes with a solid steady rhythm that help me keep a regular pace. Most often march music but sometimes dance tunes. Worth bearing in mind that you may find yourself walking to the beat of any tune you hear. So choose carefully
Hi @Bradypus from a very sunny Tullibody! Thanks for the great advice. I'm sure there will be times when I'll be walking without any music, so I will try to keep up a good pace. I've chosen a lot of diverse tunes so far, and I'll keep the marching tunes for the many steep hills I encounter!Greetings from a Clackmannanshire Scot in exile - raised in Sauchie, now living in Wales!
I do not listen to music while I walk. However, if I get very tired and start to flag I often find myself humming or whistling tunes with a solid steady rhythm that help me keep a regular pace. Most often march music but sometimes dance tunes. Worth bearing in mind that you may find yourself walking to the beat of any tune you hear. So choose carefully
Thanks @movinmaggie, I'll be writing a blog every day and adding videos etc. but it's a great idea toI took a tiny digital audio recorder for my walk in 2015, for one purpose...to record the natural sounds of the Camino. Now when I slip into one of my 'missing the Camino' moods, I turn it and sit back and listen....birdsongs, gentle cow bells, wind, the odd "Buen Camino" in the background, a lone woman singing in one of the small churches, children, running streams, my own footsteps and.....the quiet.
Hi @movinmaggie and @Devon Mike , as its my first Camino I dare say I'll hardly have my headphones on during the day as I want to experience all the sights and sounds the Camino has to offer; church bells, chatting with fellow pilgrims etc. The music will mainly be for when I'm alone, or when I'm having some chill time at the end of the day. Also, it's great advice to be vigilant while walking, as I've noticed on Camino YouTube videos how close the cars and bikes are to the pilgrims.Hi @Thomas Woods If you need music to accompany your Camino then enjoy it, but please consider removing your headphones when walking on roads so that you are fully aware of the traffic. Every year there are reports of Peregrinos being injured and killed on the roads. Don't become a statistic.
Regarding music choices, why not check out the traditional Galician music. My favourite band is Luar na Lubre, you can find lots of their stuff on youtube.
Presume you are doing the whole thing? In Galicia I recommend Luar na Lubre. Wonderful local Celtic music. In 1977 I went to the first concert of Gallego culture since the Civil War. At Ortigueira where there is now an annual Festival. Arriving in Santiago in October I found a music shop and went in to ask if they had anything of the same music. The shopowner/musician told me he too was at that concert. He introduced me to Luar na Lubre and I have been listening to my CD ever since. When I do I hear the wind over Portomarin and in the giant oaks and the waves at Fisterre and the shining paving stones of Santiago.Hi friends, apologies first of all if there's already a thread on this subject. I'm doing my first Camino in September and will probably do most of it with headphones in my ears. I'm looking/hoping for suggestions for inspirational/uplifting/reflective tunes that will get me through my toughest days and to enjoy the places I pass by, so maybe you could give me any ideas? I have a playlist of around 500 songs but would like more. No matter what musical taste/genres, all suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Buen Camino
Good to hear from another Luar na Lubre fan. I have many of their CD's and also several by Carlos Nunez, Galicia's top gaita/flute player. I also discovered Luar na Lubre on my first Camino, but I first came across Carlos Nunez playing at Celtic Connections back in the 90's when I lived in Renfrew.Presume you are doing the whole thing? In Galicia I recommend Luar na Lubre. Wonderful local Celtic music. In 1977 I went to the first concert of Gallego culture since the Civil War. At Ortigueira where there is now an annual Festival. Arriving in Santiago in October I found a music shop and went in to ask if they had anything of the same music. The shopowner/musician told me he too was at that concert. He introduced me to Luar na Lubre and I have been listening to my CD ever since. When I do I hear the wind over Portomarin and in the giant oaks and the waves at Fisterre and the shining paving stones of Santiago.
Thomas I will be heading for your homeland (my ancestoral home) in August.
Hi @Alison Chandler, yes I'll be doing the whole thing, from SJPDP to Santiago, to Muxia if I have time, hopefully in 30-32 days (work constraints). Devon Mike also recommended Luar na Lubre to me yesterday, I gave them a listen on YouTube and loved it. Two albums now downloaded and ready to go. I hope to catch a few festivals while I'm there, and make it a part of the Camino experience. Many thanks for your message.Presume you are doing the whole thing? In Galicia I recommend Luar na Lubre. Wonderful local Celtic music. In 1977 I went to the first concert of Gallego culture since the Civil War. At Ortigueira where there is now an annual Festival. Arriving in Santiago in October I found a music shop and went in to ask if they had anything of the same music. The shopowner/musician told me he too was at that concert. He introduced me to Luar na Lubre and I have been listening to my CD ever since. When I do I hear the wind over Portomarin and in the giant oaks and the waves at Fisterre and the shining paving stones of Santiago.
Lol you're so right @Anniesantiago, I hope that by the time the Camino comes, listening out for bicycle rings will be second nature to me!Like others have mentioned, I prefer to listen to the wind and the birds and the RING! of the bicigrinos so I don't get run over!
If you plan to use headphones, just a word of caution that there are cyclists on the Camino as well that you may not hear coming up behind you.... buen caminoHi friends, apologies first of all if there's already a thread on this subject. I'm doing my first Camino in September and will probably do most of it with headphones in my ears. I'm looking/hoping for suggestions for inspirational/uplifting/reflective tunes that will get me through my toughest days and to enjoy the places I pass by, so maybe you could give me any ideas? I have a playlist of around 500 songs but would like more. No matter what musical taste/genres, all suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Buen Camino
I do like the music and appreciate the feeling but I have to say I disapprove of the attitude because I don't think a Spanish church is a place for a foreigner to go in and just decide to use it as a place for themselves to make music - I worry about pilgrimage that doesn't connect with the people whose land and religion and special places we pass through. Willing to think about this but I know from my own little European village that it can be that others don't look as if they really understand that this is our culture not a visitor attraction. Having heard that you need permission from the bishop to do this you should either get the permission or not to do the thing.Hi Thomas.
"Camino" by Oliver Schroer. An album of music mostly composed and recorded in churches along the camino. Sounds of the camino are woven in and out of some of the songs - walkers footsteps, birds, church bells, sheep's bells - it's a lovely album.
Buen Camino!
Love this idea and will try to do the same.I took a tiny digital audio recorder for my walk in 2015, for one purpose...to record the natural sounds of the Camino. Now when I slip into one of my 'missing the Camino' moods, I turn it and sit back and listen....birdsongs, gentle cow bells, wind, the odd "Buen Camino" in the background, a lone woman singing in one of the small churches, children, running streams, my own footsteps and.....the quiet.
And....there are some cyclists you won't hear even if you're not wearing anything in your earsIf you plan to use headphones, just a word of caution that there are cyclists on the Camino as well that you may not hear coming up behind you.... buen camino
That's a few posts now were I've been warned to the dangers of wearing headphones whilst doing the Camino, seriously thinking now about leaving the music until the completion of my days walking. Food for thought.And....there are some cyclists you won't hear even if you're not wearing anything in your ears. I had three incidents: no bell, no "Behind you!".
Awesome post! Took me right back to where I was almost this exact time last year.Admittedly I'm a geezer, and I know it's probably a generational thing, but the sounds I enjoyed most were the sounds of nature and the world around me...birds singing, sheep bleating, cow bells, dogs barking, children laughing and playing in parks and schoolyards, the putt-putt of tractors, the slow swoosh-swoosh of the giant wind generators, the radio in a farmhouse window or the TV in a bar as I passed by, the swish-swish of irrigation sprinklers in a field, the low roar of a jet airplane passing high overhead, the rumble of distant thunder, the crunch of my boots on a gravel pathway, the voices of other pilgrims chatting in a multitude of languages as they passed; and even the clamor of traffic as I walked through the cities, making me appreciate the sounds of nature once I again entered the countryside. Yes, I also enjoy music, but there's a time and place for everything.
Thomas, download John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" (the version read by Nadia May is brilliant) for excellent pilgrimage motivation and spiritual guidance on your Camino...Hi friends, apologies first of all if there's already a thread on this subject. I'm doing my first Camino in September and will probably do most of it with headphones in my ears. I'm looking/hoping for suggestions for inspirational/uplifting/reflective tunes that will get me through my toughest days and to enjoy the places I pass by, so maybe you could give me any ideas? I have a playlist of around 500 songs but would like more. No matter what musical taste/genres, all suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Buen Camino
Hi @Jennifer from Colorado, just downloaded the version you quoted, sounds amazing. I'll listen to it before and during the Camino to give me that motivation I'll certainly need. Many ThanksThomas, download John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" (the version read by Nadia May is brilliant) for excellent pilgrimage motivation and spiritual guidance on your Camino...
Thanks for the suggestion..............If you're looking for inspiration may I suggest you take out the earphones, switch off the mp3 player talk to people and and listen to what they say to you?
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